'A strong plastics treaty is a win for every Filipino drowning in floods, poisoned by pollution, and ignored by profit-hungry corporations,' says Marian Ledesma of Greenpeace Philippines
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MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has made an environmental issue front and center in his fourth State of the Nation Address:Environmental groups took the opportunity to call on the Philippine government, specifically the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, to advocate for an ambitious plastics treaty on the world stage that will cut plastic production. The DENR leads the Philippine delegation in the negotiations.
Delegates from around the world are coming together in Geneva, Switzerland, from August 5 to 14, to discuss a new, legally-binding treaty on how to deal with plastic pollution.
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